actor jesse metcalf plays christopher ewing on the show mr. hagman was a huge part of the show, obviously. how will they deal with his real life death? >> i can tell that you the writers got together over the christmas hiatus after larry's passion and basically rewrote the whole second half of this new season. the mystery starts unfolding episode eight midseason and sets in motion a lot of very intriguing storylines beautifully interwoven and pay off in a really gratifying way towards sent finally. >> avenues very big part, got through what, five episodes with him? he was a very big part of the show, yes? >> oh, absolutely. five full episodes, appear in the sixth enswoed a little tv magic. like i said, the storylines that his death set in motion are going to be very gratifying for the viewers and incredibly entertaining. >> going for originally the who shot jr was a huge cliffhanger that everybody talked for years in this country. is that something they are going to try to shoot for, that level of dynamic? >> yes, we are definitely shooting fo